Early Cherokee Stone Effigy Figure - English Mountain, Tennesse
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Description
Black steatite. Mounted on a modern custom stand. A mid 20th century label on the back of the figure, although difficult to see, reads: "English Mt. Tenn. Cherokee $150."
Height (without stand): 7 3/4" (19.75 cm)
Height (mounted on stand): 8 1/2" (21.5 cm)
PROVENANCE: Southwest collector.
CONDITION: Missing one leg (break looks to have been smoothed out in antiquity). Old loss of the protruding part of the right eye. Label faded and soiled.
NOTES / REFERENCES: English Mountain is a mountain located in the western foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains region of East Tennessee, rising to a peak of 3,629 feet.
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